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Moonfish

#5260
July 07, 2015, 01:40:20 PM
Quote from: Christo on July 07, 2015, 01:37:20 PM
It's true, we can't even remember the days the dollar was 'expensive'. Until recently, prices at Amazon.com looked very attractive in comparison with Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de. However, because of often unexpected import taxes added in recent years, I didn't dare to order anything from the States anymore. Aren't you bothered by similar inconveniences with orders from Europe?  :-X

No import taxes are in place. In contrast the VAT is subtracted so the cost for an item is lower than listed! The shipping from the UK or Germany are nominal fees. It seems like it easier to order from Europe than the other way around?
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Mirror Image

#5261
July 07, 2015, 01:58:16 PM
Quote from: Moonfish on July 07, 2015, 01:08:49 PM
A SDCB - kind of....

50 Jahre Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg - 25 cds - 41,00€

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B003R76Q4M



CD 1 - 3 1960
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Della Casa / Jurinac / Güden / Edelmann / Kunz
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

CD 4 - 5 1961
Mozart: Idomeneo
Kmentt / Grümmer / Lorengar / Haefliger
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper / Wiener Philharmoniker / Ferenc Fricsay

CD 6 - 7 1992
Janacek: Aus einem Totenhaus
Ghiaurov / Szmytka / Pedersen / Langridge / Zednik / McCauley
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
NEW TO CD

CD 8 - 9 2005
Verdi: La Traviata
Netrebko / Villazon / Hampson
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlo Rizzi

CD 10 - 11 2007
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Mattei / Samuil / Gubanova / Kaiser / Furlanetto
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker / Daniel Barenboim
NEW TO CD

CONCERTS

CD 12 1966
Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.550, Symphony no. 41 in C major K. 551 "Jupiter"
Karl Böhm/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
FIRST RELEASE

CD 13 1967
Schubert: Symphony no. 3
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Wiener Philharmoniker / Zubin Mehta
FIRST RELEASE

CD 14 - 15 1975
Mahler: Symphony no. 8
Price / Blegen / Zeumer / Schmidt / Baltsa / Riegel / Prey / van Dam
Wiener Sängerknaben / Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker / Leonard Bernstein

CD 16 1982
Haydn: The Seven Last Words on the Cross
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
FIRST RELEASE

CD 17 1987
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Tannhäuser Overture, Tristan: Prelude, Liebestod
Jessye Norman/ Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

CD 18 1988
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Anne-Sophie Mutter / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

CD 19 - 20 1991
Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Cheryl Studer / Jesseye Norman / Placido Domingo / Kurt Moll
Leipziger Rundfunkchor / Schwedischer Rundfunkchor / Eric-Ericson-Kammerchor/ Wiener Philharmoniker / James Levine

CD 21 1992
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Liszt: Les Préludes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Georg Solti

CD 22 1994
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"; The Tempest
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
FIRST RELEASE

CD 23 1997

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps/ Bartók: 4 Orchestral Pieces, op. 12/ Boulez: Notations
Gustav Mahler Jungendorchester / Pierre Boulez
FIRST RELEASE

RECITALS

CD 24 2007
Alfred Brendel: Haydn, Schubert Beethoven
FIRST RELEASE

CD 25 2009
Live from Salzburg: Brahms, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Schubert
Martha Argerich / Nelson Freire"

Got this set for $2 back when the Amazon MP seller, BlowItOutOfHere (aka i-Deals), had a pricing glitch in their system. I was frankly quite surprised they honored any of my orders. Looking back, I'm ashamed over my behavior over the whole fiasco. It was a mistake, and I knew this, but greed didn't take a holiday. I should have been much more humble and, more importantly, understanding over this costly error on their part.

Moonfish

#5262
July 07, 2015, 04:29:56 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 07, 2015, 01:58:16 PM
Got this set for $2 back when the Amazon MP seller, BlowItOutOfHere (aka i-Deals), had a pricing glitch in their system. I was frankly quite surprised they honored any of my orders. Looking back, I'm ashamed over my behavior over the whole fiasco. It was a mistake, and I knew this, but greed didn't take a holiday. I should have been much more humble and, more importantly, understanding over this costly error on their part.

Super super bargain eh? How did you like the recordings in it?  :-\
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Mirror Image

#5263
July 07, 2015, 04:39:03 PM
Quote from: Moonfish on July 07, 2015, 04:29:56 PM
Super super bargain eh? How did you like the recordings in it?  :-\

Honestly, I haven't heard one note from this set and I don't really even know why I bought it since most of the repertoire doesn't interest me.

Moonfish

#5264
July 07, 2015, 04:39:28 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 07, 2015, 04:39:03 PM
Honestly, I haven't heard one note from this set and I don't really even know why I bought it since most of the repertoire doesn't interest me.

;D

Bargains!
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Mirror Image

#5265
July 07, 2015, 04:40:38 PM
Quote from: Moonfish on July 07, 2015, 04:39:28 PM
;D

Bargains!

Yes and for $2 it was quite the bargain. :)

revdrdave

#5266
July 07, 2015, 06:53:08 PM
I haven't scanned the thread so someone may have already shared this...

I just downloaded Annie Fischer's traversal of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas for $9.99 on cduniverse:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9039500

Dancing Divertimentian

#5267
July 07, 2015, 07:55:22 PM
Quote from: bluemooze on July 06, 2015, 06:05:06 PM
Like what? 

Look here. The rare ones are the Lyrinx discs.


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

bluemooze

#5268
July 07, 2015, 08:59:54 PM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on July 07, 2015, 07:55:22 PM
Look here. The rare ones are the Lyrinx discs.

Thanks.  The SACD discs look interesting since I just bought a Blu-Ray player that supports SACD.   :)

Brian

#5269
July 08, 2015, 07:01:30 AM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on July 07, 2015, 07:55:22 PM
Look here. The rare ones are the Lyrinx discs.
!!!!!!! Do they have Rubackyte?!?!?!

*leaves a small cloud of dust*

Brian

#5270
July 08, 2015, 07:04:58 AM
Quote from: Brian on July 08, 2015, 07:01:30 AM
!!!!!!! Do they have Rubackyte?!?!?!

*leaves a small cloud of dust*
Well, the CD I wanted is 455 euros.  ;D

Karl Henning

#5271
July 08, 2015, 07:57:24 AM
Quote from: Brian on July 08, 2015, 07:04:58 AM
Well, the CD I wanted is 455 euros.  ;D

Is this part of the Greek bail-out plan?  8)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Dancing Divertimentian

#5272
July 08, 2015, 09:34:56 AM
Quote from: Brian on July 08, 2015, 07:04:58 AM
Well, the CD I wanted is 455 euros.  ;D

Yeah, I looked around for that one, too! Unfortunately I couldn't find one in my price range. But one strange thing I ran into is this odd looking AmazonFr "pre-order" for December reissue. But I don't see it on any of the other Amazons!!

I want to jump for joy but I'm not sure what to make of it all. Is it legit? Any of you insiders know anything? ;D

Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Dancing Divertimentian

#5273
July 08, 2015, 11:03:47 AM
Quote from: bluemooze on July 07, 2015, 08:59:54 PM
Thanks.  The SACD discs look interesting since I just bought a Blu-Ray player that supports SACD.   :)

If you're looking to give your SACD player a workout try this disc below. I don't have an SACD player but even in regular stereo it's in the top handful of greatest sounding piano recordings I've heard. And at the moment it's actually available on the US Amazon - well the Marketplace that is - new for relatively cheap:

 

[asin]B000R31N88[/asin]
Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Karl Henning

#5274
July 08, 2015, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: Brian on July 08, 2015, 07:04:58 AM
Well, the CD I wanted is 455 euros.  ;D

Ain't no Bargain, let alone Super-Duper Cheap!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Harry

#5275
July 08, 2015, 10:39:38 PM
Good morning to all.

The label MDG is priced down to 9,99 on JPC de, many good titles, so be quick about it.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Brian

#5276
July 09, 2015, 06:57:00 AM Last Edit: July 09, 2015, 07:05:59 AM by Brian
Speaking of JPC.de, it's just TWO euros for this excellent HIP disc of Carl Stamitz' cello concertos. No. 2 is one of my favorite cello concertos of all time - I strongly recommend this!

EDIT: The entire Phoenix Edition label appears to be 1-3 euros per CD.

Harry

#5277
July 09, 2015, 07:06:33 AM
Quote from: Brian on July 09, 2015, 06:57:00 AM
Speaking of JPC.de, it's just TWO euros for this excellent HIP disc of Carl Stamitz' cello concertos. No. 2 is one of my favorite cello concertos of all time - I strongly recommend this!

EDIT: The entire Phoenix Edition label appears to be 1-3 euros per CD.

I have it, and can confirm the excellence.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Jo498

#5278
July 09, 2015, 07:40:22 AM
I saw the Stamitz (there is another disc with a clarinet concerto) but was wary becaus that 1960s/70s HIP ensemble (Cappella coloniensis) is not always up to it (and Stamitz also composed some fairly trite stuff) but at 1.99... I probably have to try.

Are there special recs for the jpc MDG offers? I can maybe buy 3-5. I want to get one Vol. of the Burgmüller quartets. Also maybe the Klughardt chamber music, Foerster symphonies (3+4), Romberg quartets, Rheinberger nonet, Reinecke Cello sonatas... I cannot afford all of them. Is anyone familiar with Glazunov's string quartets? I do not really expect this composer to excel at this genre but apparently he composed 4 discs worth?!?
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

Harry

#5279
July 09, 2015, 07:44:48 AM
Quote from: Jo498 on July 09, 2015, 07:40:22 AM
I saw the Stamitz (there is another disc with a clarinet concerto) but was wary becaus that 1960s/70s HIP ensemble (Cappella coloniensis) is not always up to it (and Stamitz also composed some fairly trite stuff) but at 1.99... I probably have to try.

Are there special recs for the jpc MDG offers? I can maybe buy 3-5. I want to get one Vol. of the Burgmüller quartets. Also maybe the Klughardt chamber music, Foerster symphonies (3+4), Romberg quartets, Rheinberger nonet, Reinecke Cello sonatas... I cannot afford all of them. Is anyone familiar with Glazunov's string quartets? I do not really expect this composer to excel at this genre but apparently he composed 4 discs worth?!?

Most of the MDG cd's are worth your money artistically and in terms of music. The Stamitz by Cappella Coloniensis is good enough to warrant the price.
The Glazunov SQ are excellent, good music, excellent performances. This composer excels in most what he does. Everybody is telling that he is a second rate composer, so all believe this.
But take it from me, Glazunov belongs firmly at the top with all his fellow Russian composers.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"
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